The final revisions to the federal dietary guide [registration required *cough*] are in the midst of being completed. I wonder how much sway the food industry will have on the new pyramid. Considering the Atkins Diet and South Beach Diet have become so prevalent and how they have made Americans at least a little more aware of the impact of certain foods on their health, will the general public allow the wool to be pulled over their eyes again?
There’s also the <a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=0007C5B6-7152-1DF6-9733809EC588EEDF" rel="nofollow">Scientific America pyramid</a> that came out January 2003 that was very interesting.